Philosophy Story Briefs

What does it mean to have a "world view?" How does "thinking about the meaning of life" translate into "living life?" Who are the world's great thinkers? Is Aristotle still relevant? This Collection features philosophy-related stories.

While he was still a college student, at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy wrote ''Why England Slept.''

The Germans tolerated no descent from the Polish clergy.

After Karol Wojtyla told his friends he was going to be a priest, they tried to change his mind.

As soldiers stormed into houses, rounding up young men, people were more afraid than ever.

On or about July 21, in 356 B.C., an arsonist deliberately set fire to one of the "wonders of the ancient world," the great temple of Artemis at Ephes...

The Center of Military History, for the United States Army, features a story about Hamilton's military background.

In this image, depicting a painting by W.F. Yeames entitled “The Dawn of the Reformation,” we see John Wycliffe giving copies of his newly...

Zeus was the chief god of Ancient Greece. He was known, to ancient Romans, as Jupiter. What do we know about him?

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